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Anurag Kashyap4.0

Nethanayu and his zionists are evil beyond measure and this year with Naza and Citizen Osama I’ve seen proof beyond doubt and the world needs to see it.

Daniel Film Therapy3.5

A really interesting companion piece with Naza, which using the same format- documentary- in a completely different way. Osama is boots on the ground. It’s about the violence happening in Gaza, but it’s also about the LIFE happening in Gaza. Babies are born, families survive, while others die around them. It highlights the realities survival. Our protagonist puts his life on the line to show us bombs or food dropping out of the sky, and also puts his life on the line to find flour or any type of food to keep those he loves fed. We witness loss and we witness connection. We witness confusion. Some of the most emotional parts are when we bear witness to the aftermath of the death of an another journalist, and when we see our protagonist’s child grow up before us. This is a messy unpredictable and imperfect documentary. But important and well worth a watch.

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Again, I refuse to rate documentaries, especially war documentaries.I really like the setting of the movie, the protagonist is a photographer turned photojournalist because of the war. Journalists are humans too, they have families and friends, and a home that they go back to after work. Really appreciated the directors effort to bring the people behind the cameras onto the screen.The film began with the birth of Osama’s son, and ended with his 1st birthday. I genuinely hope he can grow up without living in fear.In the post screening Q&A the producers said in times of pain, the human part of everyone is kept through art, whichever form of art. By creating this film, the filmmakers are showing their most humane side to us. I saw how the crew was touched during the standing ovation, and I really wanted to say that’s the exact same way that the movie touched us. And this is the power of cinema.I’m really glad I made the decision to go to this screening in the end, film festivals are not always about chasing celebrities and asking for autographs, it’s the treasure hunt that makes the whole experience rewarding. And this is one gem that I found here in Venice 2026.Hope more people can get to watch this piece of art.